Acute gastroenteritis: Difference between revisions

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Noninvasive AGE
Species	Onset	Symptoms	Transmisison	Preformed Toxin
Viral	11-72 hrs	Nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea Mild abd cramps, myalgia	Fecal-oral Contaminated food or water	No
Staph	1-6 hrs	Nausea, severe vomiting, diarrhea, Mild abd cramping	Previously cooked foods (mayonaise, ham, salads)	Yes
B. cereus	1-6 hrs	Abrupt onset of nausea, vomiting, mild diarrhea	Previously cooked foods (rice, vegetables, dried fruits, meat)	Yes
C. perfringens	8-24 hrs	Nausea, minimal vomiting, watery diarrhea Abd cramps	Previously cooked or reheated meats and poultry	Yes
V. cholerae	11-72 hrs	Explosive rice-water diarrhea Vomiting, abd cramps Fever	Fecal-oral Contaminated food or water	No
Giardia	1-4 wks	Flatus, bloating Foul-smelling and fatty stools (steatorrhea)	Fecal-oral Contaminated water	No

Invasive AGE
Species	Onset	Symptoms	Transmission
Salmonella	6-72 hours	Fever Abdominal pain Headache	Eggs Poultry Water Reptiles
Shigella	1-3 days	Fever Abdominal pain Headache 1-5 years old	Food Fecal-Oral
Yersinia	1-5 days	Appendicitis mimic, RLQ pain Fever Vomiting Kids and Young Adults	Water Milk Pork Wild Animals Fecal-Oral
Campylobacter	1-7 days	Low grade fever Abdominal pain Kids and Young Adults	Water Poultry Pets/Animals
C. Diff	1-11 Weeks	Copious FOUL diarrhea	Antibiotic use: PCN, Clinda, Cephalosporins
Entamoeba	1-11 weeks	Appendicitis Mimic Abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea	Water Sanitation Travel

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-| [[Bacillus cereus|B. cereus]]|| 1-6 hrs|| Example || Example || Yes
+| [[Bacillus cereus|B. cereus]]
+|| 1-6 hrs
+||
+*Abrupt onset of nausea, vomiting, mild diarrhea
+||
+*Previously cooked foods (rice, vegetables, dried fruits, meat)
+|| Yes
 |-
-| [[Clostridium (not difficile)|C. perfringens]]|| 8-24 hrs|| Example || Example || Yes
+| [[Clostridium (not difficile)|C. perfringens]]
+|| 8-24 hrs
+||
+*Nausea, minimal vomiting, watery diarrhea
+*Abd cramps
+||
+*Previously cooked or reheated meats and poultry
+|| Yes
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 | [[Vibrio cholera|V. cholerae]]|| 11-72 hrs ||
+*Explosive rice-water diarrhea
+*Vomiting, abd cramps
+*Fever
+||
 *Fecal-oral
 *Contaminated food or water
-|| Example || No
+|| No
 |-
-| [[Giardia]]|| 1-4 wks|| Example || Example || No
+| [[Giardia]]
+|| 1-4 wks
+||
+*Flatus, bloating
+*Foul-smelling and fatty stools (steatorrhea)
+||
+*Fecal-oral
+*Contaminated water
+|| No
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